RIAA’s Proof That Digital Downloads are Killing the Music Industry
August 3, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Audio, Ramblings of a Gadget Geek
The New York Times recently came with an infograph charting different kinds of media and the sales they’ve enjoyed. Here’s a breakdown of each medium and their respective peak years and sales for those respective years:
Medium
Peak Year
Sales (in Billion $)
8-Track
1978
3.1
Cassette
1988
6.1
LP/EP
1978
8.1
CD
1999
16.4
Download Album
2008
0.6
Download Single
2008
1
The first impression that the graph leaves is that digital downloads are killing the music industry, as relatively lackluster sales are hurting the machinery needed to get our favorite tunes out.
To be fair though, it’s not clear if that was the RIAA or the NYT’s intent. It’s worth noting the chart paints a clear trend: the sales of older …read more
More Wireless Modems Shipped Last Year Than Ever Before, Study Finds
January 27, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Press, Services
Thanks to providers offering more 3G-based services to its customers, sales of wireless modems breached the 20 million mark in 2008, according to analyst firm In-Stat:
The market is experience two major trends, said In-Stat. Modem form factors are increasingly moving away from PC Cards toward USB modems, and embedded modems are becoming more popular. The firm predicts embedded modem shipments will exceed external modem shipments by 2011, following a peak year in 2010 when external modems will generate $2.6 billion in revenues.
This trend seems to be a rewarding one for those who invested in 3G services and infrastructure, as …read more
